Posts by Mark Oetinger

Meeting Plan 1/27 at 7pm and Upcoming Activities

Meeting Plan 1/27 at 7pm 

Gathering Activity 7pm-7:15pm:
Broom ball led by SPL & ASPLs

Flags & Announcements 7:15-7:25pm  

Scout Sunday is February 2nd at Blessed Sacrament at 9:30am mass. Please meet at Father Cotter Hall at 9:15 and we will walk over to the church together. Full Uniforms.  Look for a separate email with more details. Scout Sunday is the Scouting Anniversary Day.

Patrol Corners 7:25-7:45pm: work on advancements

Skills Teaching 7:45pm-8:10pm:
Klondike Knot Challenge.  Even though the Klondike has taken place there always room for improvement!  

Closing Flags & Announcements
Popcorn Prizes will be handed out!

**Do you have news to share? Did you make the team? Did you pass a really hard test?  Did you get your permit? Let us know so we can recognize you at closing flags**

No Sledding Campout February 14-16 @ Scouthaven in the Lakeside Lodge. This is a $25 per person campout. Sledding & Scout Skills weekend. Sign up at Mondays meeting. See Mrs. Mayback with questions.

February 17: Presidents Day – no scout meeting

February 24: Out meeting!  TBD

Scout Days @ Holiday Valley March 1 & 2. Details to follow. Mr. Dahkle is leading this event.

Big City Trip: Dates are changed slightly April 13-16 in Philadelphia. Look for a separate email from Mr. Dahlke 

Deep Fried Campout in Allegany: Mark your calendars for May 9-11 at Group Camp 5 in Allegany State Park. More details to come on this weekend. Please remember adults must be registered & complete Youth Protection Training in order to stay overnight. This is open to the entire family! This a fun weekend that the Pack & Troop do everything together. 

YIS,
Kelly Mayback 
Scoutmaster Troop 286

Winter Klondike 1/24-1/26

There is still time to sign up for the Klondike Derby Campout at Scouthaven on January 25-26.  Please let me know asap if you wish to attend. We will be staying in Safari Lodge. The cabin is heated with a pellet stove, is equipped with electricity, fridge & stove. We will be bringing water with us. $30 per person ($15 to Council,  $15 to Troop for food). There is a council late fee for anyone who signs up after January 20th. Please let me know prior so we can shop appropriately for our size group. 

Please drop off your Scouts after 6pm on Friday.  Pick up no later than 9am on Sunday. If you need assistance with transportation let me know!

Attachments are a packing list & Camporee guide which includes the weekend schedule.  The Troop has been preparing for this campout with knots/lashings & first aid skill/trivia sessions for several weeks.  We are prepared!  Saturday is a day/night long program that everyone participates and works as a patrol.  By signing up, we are agreeing to participate, follow the camporee rules, The Scout Oath & Law. The list below are the leaders/scouts signed up: 

Kelly Mayback 

Brighton Golf Dome

Monday,  January 20 the Troop was invited to join the Pack 286 at the Brighton Golf Dome at 6:15pm for $6 per person.  It’s open to the whole family. Please email Lisa Abramo with your headcount: Mrslisa68@yahoo.com 

YIS,

Kelly Mayback

Scoutmastet Troop 286

Meeting Plan 12/16 at 7pm

Meeting Plan 12/16 at 7pm

Troop dues and registration are due. We are also collecting non pershables for the Blessed Sacrament

Troop Holiday Party! Please wear your favorite holiday attire and you can bring a snack to share. There will be a nacho bar, cocoa, games and more!

No Scouts December 23.

December 30 – out meeting is at Urban Air $27 per person. Let Mrs. Mayback know if you’re attending. Payment will be collected at Urban Air.
https://www.urbanair.com/new-york-buffalo/?utm_source=gmb&utm_medium=website

Next Meeting is January 6th.

Winter Klondike January 25-26 @ Scouthaven – sign up today! We will be staying in Safari Lodge. The cost is $30/person.

YIS,
Kelly Mayback

Meeting Plan 12/2 at 7pm

Meeting Plan 12/2 at 7pm

Gathering Activity helping Tenderfoot requirements one mile run/walk, pushups, situps, sit & reach for Daniel L, Jeffery B, Sean T, Timmy L, Gavin C, Jackson S, Jayden G. These scouts do not require a uniform this week. Please come dressed for the physical activity. 

Flags & Announcements 

Patrol Corners: Advancements 

Closing Flags & Announcements:

We are collecting non perishables until December 16 for the Blessed Sacrament Food Pantry. 

Evan M has 16 boxes of the 6pk butter microwave popcorn for $12 available to purchase.  Please email Josh Mee if you’re interested in buying: 

meejoshuaw@gmail.com

The Troop has some popcorn available for purchase. Email/text Tom Duffy if you are interested. 

6 – popping corn

3 – Bills tins

5 – Caramel Corn

2 – trail mix

3 – cashews

5 – White Cheddar bag

Looking ahead:

Dec 9 & 16 meetings we are collecting non perishables for the Blessed Sacrament pantry.

December 16 is the Troop Holiday Party. Please wear your favorite Holiday attire & you can bring a delicious snack to share. There will be a Nacho bar & cocoa.

ADK: Lake Placid & Old Forge Nov 8-11

November 8-11 we are going on the most excellent adventure for a “small city trip.”

Accommodations: Massawepie Scout Camp on Massawepie Rd, Tupper Lake, NY 12986. It is appropriately a 5 hr drive so we will arrive there late. We will leave from Blessed Sacrament on Friday, November 8th. The cabins will be approximately $25/person, depending on how many sign up.

You will need to cover food purchases on the way to camp and coming home.

Food: $25/person to cover snacks at camp, 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches and one dinner.

Saturday Nov 9th we will have breakfast at camp, pack a lunch, then head to The Wild Center at 45 Museum Drive, Tupper Lake, NY 12986. It is 18 mins from camp. It is a free admission day 10am-5pm so we are taking advantage! We are setting this whole day aside for The Wild Center because it’s fabulous and so much to do! We will have dinner at camp.

Sunday, Nov 10th we will have breakfast at camp, pack a lunch and head to The Olympic Center in Lake Placid at 2634 Main Street, Lake Placid, NY 12946. It is an hour drive. We will be able to take a tour, ice skate and see where our US Olympians train! I am working on a price with them but it will be similar to this: ice skating $10/person and a tour $15/person. There is a gift shop. We will be having dinner at Roamers Cafe at the Olympic Center. This dinner you will pay on your own. This is the menu (dinner is appropriately $20/person): the https://lakeplacidolympiccenter.com/roamers-cafe/
We will head back to camp for the rest of the evening.

Monday, Nov 11th we will have breakfast, pack up and head out to the Old Forge Hardware store at 104 Fulton St, Old Forge, NY 13420. It is open 8am-5pm. It is an hour and 45 mins to get there. If you have been to Viddlers in East Aurora, this similar but more! This store is on a street teaming with gift shops and more. You will cover your own purchases at the stores. Afterwards, we will take the 4 hour drive home.

We will need adults to go with us. Gas & tolls will be added to the per person rate and reimbursed to each driver.

If you want to go please respond to this email. The Adirondack region is gorgeous and should be experienced.

Questions or Concerns? Email me please

Yours In Scouting,
Kelly Mayback
Scoutmaster Troop 286

No Meeting October 14

Just a reminder there is NO meeting tomorrow Monday, October 14. It is Indigenous Peoples’ Day. No school,  no scouts. 

Next Meeting is October 21. We will be having a Halloween party. Bring a board game, a snack to share and costumes are encouraged.  There will be a costume contest, games and a wood burning craft. 

Popcorn info: Take Orders that are due October 24 to Tom Duffy. Delivery of popcorn is 11/15, money is due December 1st. 

Yours In Scouting, 

Kelly Mayback 

Troop 286 Meeting Plan 10/7 & Beyond

Hello Troop,

Weather permitting, this week the below scouts will do their Tenderfoot Physical Fitness requirement.  They will repeat it in 1 month and hopefully show improvement. Those Scouts should wear comfortable clothing (uniform not required) and sneakers:

Lever

Berner

Tomsic

Leggett

Coons

Snyder

Gersitz

6a. Record your best in the following tests:
 • Pushups (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
 • Situps or curl-ups (Record the number done correctly in 60 seconds.)
 • Back-saver sit-and-reach (Record the distance stretched.)
 • 1-mile walk/run (Record the time.)

Gathering Activity: paper air plane  by Jack, Ryan & Cameron

Opening Flags & Announcements 

Patrol corners:  paper air plane revision time & advancement 

Closing Flags & Announcements 

Popcorn info: Take Orders that are due October 24 to Tom Duffy. Delivery of popcorn is 11/15, money is due December 1st. 

Next campout: RSVP ASAP Last Chance

October 25-27 is the Herkimer Campout. This will be a tent camping trip. The Geology Merit badge is offered at Herkimer on Saturday, October 26. We will be eating breakfast, lunch & dinners at our campsite. The merit badge cost is $40 per scout and $10 adults/other family members mining with the group. There will be food costs as well. Once we have a headcount we’ll let you know the price for the weekend. It will be approximately $75-$100.  Sign up right away if you want to to go! I need final headcount at tomorrow’s meeting. This is who is signed up so far: Daniel & David Lever, Jeffrey & Erik Berner, Oliver & Sebastian Woods and Mrs. Mayback. 

Don’t forget to advertise and sell tickets for our latest Fundraiser:

Upcoming:

October 14: no Scout meeting (no school)

October 21: Halloween party wear a costume for a chance at a prize, games, woodburning craft, bring snacks to share and we’ll have a fun night!

October 28: we are having our meeting at Church of Nativity United Church of Christ at 1530 Colvin Blvd, Tonawanda 14223 at 7pm-8:30pm. We will be cleaning out a storage room and it will count toward community service time that every Scout needs. 

Yours In Scouting,

Kelly Mayback 

Kelly Mayback is now Scoutmaster of T286

1st Meeting of the year is 9/9/24 at 7pm

Meeting Plan:

1.) Gathering Activity

2.) Opening Flags & Announcements

3.) Code of Conduct – see attachment

4.) Scouts vote for a new Senior Patrol Leader – if you want to run for senior patrol leader, please be prepared to address the Troop.  You must be First Class or higher in rank. Please be in your Class A uniform if you want to run for SPL.

5.) Closing & Announcements

September 20-24, 2024 is our first campout of the scout year.  There will be a sign up sheet. It is the Harvestfest Camporee at Lincoln Park.  The whole program is based the Sustainability Merit Badge.  This will be tent camping.  It’s a Camporee 2 years in the making. There is be a “local chopped” box that each Troop will receive and will have time to create their dish for a cookoff.  This will be our dinner Saturday night.  All local foods!  The cost is $30 per person. Money due 9/16/24.  If you need to plan a menu, shop & cook for your new rank, please approach me at the meeting so we can make a plan.  I will need a head count by Thursday 9/12 or the price increases by $5 per person.  I apologize for the short notice.

Popcorn Order Forms will be available from Tom Duffy.

Lastly, I am very excited to be your next Scoutmaster of Troop 286!  We will still have Mr. Dahlke and Mr. Oetinger and Mr. Price as your Assistant Scoutmasters.  We are excited to welcome back everyone to the Troop tomorrow night and a few new scouts!  Please help me in welcoming them and making them feel at home.

Yours In Scouting,Kelly Mayback

Scoutmaster Troop 286

Troop 286 Activity Planning Meeting for 2024 -25 Scouting Year 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Troop 286 Activity Planning Meeting for 2024 -25 Scouting Year

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

·       Each Scout and adult who plans on attending summer camp needs a BSA Annual Medical Health Form filled in by a physician to be admitted to camp!  Below is a link to the form.

·       https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_AB.pdf?_gl=1*ty7kmj*_gcl_au*MTIzOTI1NzM1NC4xNzE1OTc3Mjgw*_ga*NzIzMjUwNTUwLjE2NzAxNTc5ODY.*_ga_20G0JHESG4*MTcxOTEzODMwMC4xNi4xLjE3MTkxMzgzMzMuMC4wLjA.*_ga_61ZEHCVHHS*MTcxOTEzODMwMC4xMC4xLjE3MTkxMzgzMzMuMjcuMC4w&_ga=2.52744552.1950522541.1719138300-723250550.1670157986

Troop 286,

Details for Monday’s Meeting:

1.       No Uniforms wear your favorite scout t-shirt

2.       Meeting will be outside if possible (weather)

3.       7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

4.       Each Scout should come with a plan for a campout, out meeting or other activities to fill our activities for next year

5.       Big City Plan for 2024/2025 we will choose between Washington, Boston and Philadelphia.  Each Scout should arrive with their own choice and Mr. Dahlke will come to each Scout to ask their preference.

6.       Mrs. Mayback has some exciting thoughts about next year’s activities as well.

Yours in Scouting

Dan